East Coast South America Top Trading Countries | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | DataLiner
Jan, 09, 2024 Posted by Gabriel MalheirosWeek 202402
Check the major trading partners of the countries on the East Coast of South America in the article below, ranked in terms of international trade via containers from January to November of 2023, along with a comparison with the same period in 2022. The data was gathered by the business intelligence team at Datamar.
In the first eleven months of 2023, China was the nation that imported the most units of Brazilian containers (441,589 TEUs), a 10.2% increase over the same period in 2022. Over the same comparison frame, Brazil’s second-ranking commercial partner, the United States, received a volume 14.8% lower. Mexico, which came in third place, on the other hand, got a volume that was 14.7% higher. Check the full ranking below:
Countries Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Exports
wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1
1
CHINA
441.589
400.789
10.2%
2
2
UNITED STATES
351.149
412.303
-14.8%
3
3
MEXICO
136.186
118.760
14.7%
4
4
NETHERLANDS
93.476
91.393
2.3%
5
5
JAPAN
70.870
68.979
2.7%
6
6
COLOMBIA
68.857
79.611
-13.5%
7
7
INDIA
61.955
35.667
73.7%
8
8
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
56.560
50.404
12.2%
9
9
PERU
56.458
52.928
6.7%
10
10
UNITED KINGDOM
54.623
52.292
4.5%
11
11
BELGIUM
52.247
62.341
-16.2%
12
12
ITALY
51.587
51.075
1.0%
13
13
VIETNAM
51.091
60.166
-15.1%
14
14
ARGENTINA
50.821
71.331
-28.8%
15
15
SOUTH AFRICA
48.754
46.492
4.9%
16
16
SAUDI ARABIA
47.224
45.288
4.3%
17
17
GERMANY
43.951
52.576
-16.4%
18
18
TURKEY
37.974
41.878
-9.3%
19
19
CHILE
35.044
29.064
20.6%
20
20
SPAIN
34.020
37.916
-10.3%
21
21
SOUTH KOREA
33.040
35.350
-6.5%
22
22
PHILIPPINES
30.734
31.266
-1.7%
23
23
ECUADOR
28.092
24.075
16.7%
24
24
BANGLADESH
23.470
25.837
-9.2%
25
25
SINGAPORE
22.882
22.363
2.3%
26
26
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
20.314
20.039
1.4%
27
27
EGYPT
19.890
19.713
0.9%
28
28
CANADA
17.942
20.680
-13.2%
29
29
INDONESIA
17.741
23.972
-26.0%
30
30
FRANCE
16.729
20.600
-18.8%
31
31
MALAYSIA
16.387
22.146
-26.0%
32
32
YEMEN
15.724
10.635
47.8%
33
33
ANGOLA
14.134
24.108
-41.4%
34
34
PORTUGAL
13.754
14.934
-7.9%
35
35
THAILAND
13.661
15.443
-11.5%
36
36
GHANA
12.328
10.642
15.8%
37
37
PAKISTAN
12.017
24.943
-51.8%
38
38
GUATEMALA
10.391
11.256
-7.7%
39
39
IRAQ
9.981
2.557
290.4%
40
40
TAIWAN
9.716
12.917
-24.8%
41
41
AUSTRALIA
9.360
9.823
-4.7%
42
42
GUINEA
9.086
6.027
50.8%
43
43
CAMEROON
9.003
6.433
40.0%
44
44
ISRAEL
8.804
10.456
-15.8%
45
45
SWEDEN
8.659
10.803
-19.8%
46
46
KUWAIT
8.638
8.734
-1.1%
47
47
VENEZUELA
8.530
7.072
20.6%
48
48
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
8.383
15.134
-44.6%
49
49
JORDAN
8.339
8.598
-3.0%
50
50
COTE D IVOIRE
8.312
6.656
24.9%
51
OTHERS
250.360
213.605
17.2%
52
TOTAL
2.540.837
2.558.070
-0.7%
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In terms of container imports into Brazil, China ranks first, with 1,083,609 TEUs. The volume is 15% higher than the same period in 2022. The United States, ranked second, sent 3% more goods to Brazil. In the same period, German imports fell 3.3%. See more examples below:
Countries Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Imports
wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1
1
CHINA
1.083.609
942.096
15.0%
2
2
UNITED STATES
249.902
242.685
3.0%
3
3
GERMANY
108.739
112.401
-3.3%
4
4
BELGIUM
97.789
116.942
-16.4%
5
5
INDIA
91.733
87.888
4.4%
6
6
ITALY
80.891
81.624
-0.9%
7
7
MEXICO
63.076
65.347
-3.5%
8
8
SOUTH KOREA
56.721
59.530
-4.7%
9
9
COLOMBIA
45.212
38.940
16.1%
10
10
SPAIN
44.037
47.715
-7.7%
11
11
THAILAND
41.284
42.994
-4.0%
12
12
JAPAN
38.279
42.009
-8.9%
13
13
NETHERLANDS
36.160
39.720
-9.0%
14
14
VIETNAM
33.646
26.704
26.0%
15
15
ARGENTINA
32.504
36.568
-11.1%
16
16
TURKEY
29.811
29.795
0.1%
17
17
CHILE
23.413
23.488
-0.3%
18
18
MALAYSIA
23.108
17.256
33.9%
19
19
FRANCE
22.882
24.479
-6.5%
20
20
INDONESIA
22.188
21.653
2.5%
21
21
TAIWAN
21.472
18.474
16.2%
22
22
UNITED KINGDOM
21.270
25.880
-17.8%
23
23
PORTUGAL
20.836
23.308
-10.6%
24
24
SAUDI ARABIA
17.341
15.184
14.2%
25
25
SWEDEN
15.773
19.584
-19.5%
26
26
EGYPT
13.309
8.794
51.3%
27
27
ISRAEL
10.384
12.229
-15.1%
28
28
PERU
10.343
10.008
3.3%
29
29
CANADA
8.830
8.907
-0.9%
30
30
LATVIA
6.817
3.962
72.1%
31
31
FINLAND
6.800
6.368
6.8%
32
32
SINGAPORE
6.685
7.660
-12.7%
33
33
POLAND
6.307
7.729
-18.4%
34
34
MOROCCO
6.227
11.118
-44.0%
35
35
SOUTH AFRICA
5.825
6.566
-11.3%
36
36
NORWAY
5.203
5.620
-7.4%
37
37
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
4.883
5.584
-12.6%
38
38
DENMARK
4.751
5.470
-13.1%
39
39
URUGUAY
4.073
3.408
19.5%
40
40
PAKISTAN
3.473
2.154
61.2%
41
41
PHILIPPINES
3.447
3.393
1.6%
42
42
COSTA RICA
3.175
4.892
-35.1%
43
43
ROMANIA
3.076
3.544
-13.2%
44
44
GUATEMALA
2.893
2.939
-1.5%
45
45
CZECH REPUBLIC
2.674
2.604
2.7%
46
46
ECUADOR
2.577
2.999
-14.1%
47
47
BANGLADESH
2.572
2.099
22.5%
48
48
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
2.226
16.568
-86.6%
49
49
OMAN
1.954
3.091
-36.8%
50
50
PANAMA
1.940
1.643
18.1%
51
OTHERS
24.564
24.564
0.0%
52
TOTAL
2.476.684
2.376.177
4.2%
Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)
Plate
China leads the list of countries that received the most cargo from Argentina in 2023 (January to November), with 78,061 TEUs, a volume 15.1% higher than in the same period in 2022. In the same comparison, volumes to the United States fell by 8.9%. See more below:
Countries Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Exports
wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1
1
CHINA
78.061
67.810
15.1%
2
2
UNITED STATES
42.869
47.078
-8.9%
3
3
BRAZIL
33.794
37.413
-9.7%
4
4
NETHERLANDS
31.774
35.258
-9.9%
5
5
SPAIN
15.051
15.937
-5.6%
6
6
ITALY
12.689
12.323
3.0%
7
7
MEXICO
10.900
11.272
-3.3%
8
8
GERMANY
10.553
14.922
-29.3%
9
9
VIETNAM
9.669
11.566
-16.4%
10
10
BELGIUM
7.803
9.986
-21.9%
11
11
SAUDI ARABIA
7.641
9.135
-16.4%
12
12
UNITED KINGDOM
7.306
8.254
-11.5%
13
13
THAILAND
6.790
7.885
-13.9%
14
14
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
6.519
9.179
-29.0%
15
15
PHILIPPINES
5.982
4.567
31.0%
16
16
TURKEY
5.928
5.111
16.0%
17
17
COLOMBIA
5.559
6.825
-18.5%
18
18
ISRAEL
5.433
5.269
3.1%
19
19
JAPAN
5.058
5.732
-11.8%
20
20
PERU
4.665
5.163
-9.6%
21
21
POLAND
4.238
4.693
-9.7%
22
22
FRANCE
4.087
4.263
-4.1%
23
23
CANADA
3.845
4.467
-13.9%
24
24
SOUTH KOREA
3.596
3.934
-8.6%
25
25
SOUTH AFRICA
3.595
6.026
-40.3%
26
26
ALGERIA
3.439
9.242
-62.8%
27
27
PORTUGAL
3.380
2.640
28.0%
28
28
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
2.844
3.640
-21.9%
29
29
GREECE
2.523
2.774
-9.0%
30
30
SINGAPORE
2.496
2.666
-6.4%
31
31
AUSTRALIA
2.429
2.850
-14.8%
32
32
PANAMA
2.401
2.587
-7.2%
33
33
INDIA
2.335
2.306
1.2%
34
34
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
2.196
2.628
-16.4%
35
35
ANGOLA
2.171
1.638
32.6%
36
36
CUBA
2.035
1.073
89.7%
37
37
INDONESIA
2.029
2.852
-28.9%
38
38
VENEZUELA
1.645
1.724
-4.6%
39
39
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1.616
1.722
-6.2%
40
40
GHANA
1.599
1.510
5.9%
41
41
GUATEMALA
1.503
975
54.2%
42
42
ECUADOR
1.389
1.428
-2.7%
43
43
LITHUANIA
1.387
1.681
-17.5%
44
44
COSTA RICA
1.387
1.202
15.4%
45
45
CONGO
1.279
522
145.2%
46
46
COTE D IVOIRE
1.237
849
45.7%
47
47
ROMANIA
1.221
917
33.2%
48
48
MALAYSIA
1.215
1.186
2.4%
49
49
TAIWAN
1.188
1.573
-24.5%
50
50
DENMARK
960
1.523
-37.0%
51
OTHERS
23.932
25.744
-7.0%
52
TOTAL
405.241
433.520
-6.5%
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China leads the list of countries importing containers into Argentina with 199,741 TEUs, 1.2% less than in 2022. When comparing January/November 2023 and 2022, Argentine imports to Brazil—the country’s second trading partner—dropped by 25.8%.
Countries Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Imports
wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1
1
CHINA
199.741
202.254
-1.2%
2
2
BRAZIL
54.949
74.076
-25.8%
3
3
UNITED STATES
54.306
60.314
-10.0%
4
4
GERMANY
30.086
31.662
-5.0%
5
5
MEXICO
21.641
24.564
-11.9%
6
6
THAILAND
18.818
16.262
15.7%
7
7
SPAIN
17.270
18.249
-5.4%
8
8
BELGIUM
15.951
19.406
-17.8%
9
9
ITALY
15.663
18.483
-15.3%
10
10
INDIA
13.472
15.425
-12.7%
11
11
VIETNAM
6.973
4.858
43.5%
12
12
NETHERLANDS
6.894
7.270
-5.2%
13
13
SOUTH KOREA
6.678
7.969
-16.2%
14
14
COLOMBIA
6.218
7.129
-12.8%
15
15
FRANCE
5.681
6.408
-11.4%
16
16
JAPAN
5.662
6.364
-11.0%
17
17
TURKEY
4.703
7.634
-38.4%
18
18
INDONESIA
4.393
5.383
-18.4%
19
19
UNITED KINGDOM
4.376
4.946
-11.5%
20
20
SOUTH AFRICA
3.556
4.503
-21.0%
21
21
MOROCCO
3.199
2.815
13.6%
22
22
SLOVAKIA
2.348
2.082
12.8%
23
23
EGYPT
2.343
5.970
-60.8%
24
24
ISRAEL
2.238
2.548
-12.2%
25
25
SINGAPORE
2.166
2.247
-3.6%
26
26
TAIWAN
2.135
3.003
-28.9%
27
27
SWEDEN
1.891
2.417
-21.8%
28
28
CANADA
1.720
1.599
7.6%
29
29
MALAYSIA
1.628
2.782
-41.5%
30
30
ECUADOR
1.499
1.625
-7.8%
31
31
POLAND
1.325
1.487
-10.9%
32
32
SAUDI ARABIA
1.165
2.187
-46.7%
33
33
DENMARK
1.115
1.569
-28.9%
34
34
PORTUGAL
1.100
4.995
-78.0%
35
35
FINLAND
1.078
1.596
-32.5%
36
36
CZECH REPUBLIC
1.028
824
24.8%
37
37
PERU
1.003
1.299
-22.8%
38
38
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
999
1.325
-24.6%
39
39
PAKISTAN
748
867
-13.7%
40
40
ROMANIA
742
903
-17.8%
41
41
PHILIPPINES
709
989
-28.3%
42
42
PANAMA
644
632
2.0%
43
43
ALGERIA
453
332
36.4%
44
44
NORWAY
377
351
7.4%
45
45
IRELAND
241
400
-39.8%
46
46
GUATEMALA
233
115
102.6%
47
47
ESTONIA
208
324
-35.8%
48
48
CHILE
203
96
111.5%
49
49
SRI LANKA
202
246
-17.9%
50
50
EL SALVADOR
197
20
885.0%
51
OTHERS
2.645
6.869
-61.5%
52
TOTAL
534.613
597.673
-10.6%
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Uruguay and Paraguay
China is also the top destination for Paraguayan and Uruguayan exports. From January to November 2023, the two Plate countries shipped 36,739 TEUs to the Asian hegemon, a 7.9% increase over the same period in 2022. The United States, ranked second, received a volume that was 2.1% lower.
Countries Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Exports
wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1
1
CHINA
36.739
34.041
7.9%
2
2
UNITED STATES
23.451
23.947
-2.1%
3
3
MEXICO
8.160
8.112
0.6%
4
4
VIETNAM
7.163
7.019
2.1%
5
5
SPAIN
6.707
7.611
-11.9%
6
6
NETHERLANDS
6.187
5.154
20.0%
7
7
BRAZIL
5.768
4.474
28.9%
8
8
UNITED KINGDOM
4.841
5.418
-10.6%
9
9
TAIWAN
4.063
3.075
32.1%
10
10
PERU
4.023
2.619
53.6%
11
11
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
3.782
6.728
-43.8%
12
12
ITALY
3.656
4.492
-18.6%
13
13
GERMANY
3.342
4.038
-17.2%
14
14
ALGERIA
2.964
4.107
-27.8%
15
15
COLOMBIA
2.808
2.874
-2.3%
16
16
ISRAEL
2.682
3.874
-30.8%
17
17
INDIA
2.482
1.515
63.8%
18
18
MALAYSIA
2.381
873
172.7%
19
19
ECUADOR
1.864
484
285.1%
20
20
GUATEMALA
1.816
967
87.8%
21
21
SAUDI ARABIA
1.798
1.610
11.7%
22
22
FRANCE
1.778
989
79.8%
23
23
THAILAND
1.736
1.707
1.7%
24
24
BELGIUM
1.696
1.571
8.0%
25
25
SOUTH KOREA
1.552
1.689
-8.1%
26
26
CANADA
1.473
1.492
-1.3%
27
27
JAPAN
1.404
961
46.1%
28
28
NORWAY
1.299
900
44.3%
29
29
TURKEY
1.257
843
49.1%
30
30
INDONESIA
1.174
532
120.7%
31
31
LITHUANIA
1.163
1.594
-27.0%
32
32
PORTUGAL
1.080
1.013
6.6%
33
33
SOUTH AFRICA
989
1.147
-13.8%
34
34
COSTA RICA
971
265
266.9%
35
35
POLAND
885
1.275
-30.6%
36
36
EGYPT
843
1.183
-28.7%
37
37
AUSTRALIA
695
601
15.6%
38
38
SINGAPORE
658
655
0.5%
39
39
KUWAIT
650
1.089
-40.3%
40
40
NIGERIA
635
690
-8.0%
41
41
PHILIPPINES
605
499
21.2%
42
42
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
581
561
3.6%
43
43
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
574
229
150.7%
44
44
COTE D IVOIRE
566
455
24.4%
45
45
GREECE
548
562
-2.5%
46
46
ALBANIA
538
424
26.9%
47
47
GAMBIA
476
12
3866.7%
48
48
CONGO
472
338
39.6%
49
49
GABON
466
536
-13.0%
50
50
PANAMA
466
612
-23.9%
51
OTHERS
10.915
11.038
-1.1%
52
TOTAL
174.822
168.494
3.8%
Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)
China imported the most goods to Paraguay and Uruguay in 2023 (Jan to Nov), with 125,348 TEUs, a volume 48.1% higher than in the same period of 2022. Imports from the United States were second in the ranking and 3.2% higher. See the complete list below:
Countries Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Imports
wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1
1
CHINA
125.348
84.661
48.1%
2
2
UNITED STATES
19.434
18.838
3.2%
3
3
TURKEY
13.523
14.918
-9.4%
4
4
SPAIN
10.109
10.871
-7.0%
5
5
MEXICO
8.198
9.328
-12.1%
6
6
FRANCE
8.082
9.264
-12.8%
7
7
INDIA
6.988
5.470
27.7%
8
8
GERMANY
6.164
6.520
-5.5%
9
9
ITALY
5.961
5.135
16.1%
10
10
BELGIUM
5.463
7.162
-23.7%
11
11
NETHERLANDS
4.753
4.950
-4.0%
12
12
LATVIA
3.448
376
817.0%
13
13
SOUTH KOREA
3.254
3.949
-17.6%
14
14
UNITED KINGDOM
3.050
3.716
-17.9%
15
15
BRAZIL
2.884
5.006
-42.4%
16
16
JAPAN
2.695
2.276
18.4%
17
17
COLOMBIA
2.030
2.072
-2.0%
18
18
THAILAND
1.838
1.391
32.1%
19
19
PANAMA
1.647
1.438
14.5%
20
20
VIETNAM
1.511
1.263
19.6%
21
21
INDONESIA
1.454
1.198
21.4%
22
22
TAIWAN
1.054
1.785
-41.0%
23
23
PERU
1.039
958
8.5%
24
24
POLAND
999
1.180
-15.3%
25
25
SOUTH AFRICA
933
755
23.6%
26
26
FINLAND
928
1.471
-36.9%
27
27
DENMARK
888
1.281
-30.7%
28
28
CANADA
822
1.069
-23.1%
29
29
SINGAPORE
806
543
48.4%
30
30
EGYPT
666
455
46.3%
31
31
MALAYSIA
651
692
-5.9%
32
32
PORTUGAL
632
982
-35.6%
33
33
BANGLADESH
543
366
48.4%
34
34
SWEDEN
537
735
-26.9%
35
35
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
428
410
4.4%
36
36
SAUDI ARABIA
392
854
-54.1%
37
37
ECUADOR
381
394
-3.3%
38
38
LITHUANIA
376
238
58.0%
39
39
GREECE
357
531
-32.8%
40
40
PAKISTAN
296
233
27.0%
41
41
PHILIPPINES
261
235
11.1%
42
42
ISRAEL
253
290
-12.8%
43
43
IRELAND
222
227
-2.2%
44
44
CAMEROON
220
76
189.5%
45
45
OMAN
173
392
-55.9%
46
46
GUATEMALA
170
266
-36.1%
47
47
NEW ZEALAND
163
232
-29.7%
48
48
COSTA RICA
159
156
1.9%
49
49
BAHRAIN
159
35
354.3%
50
50
AUSTRALIA
158
330
-52.1%
51
OTHERS
2.051
6.071
-66.2%
52
TOTAL
254.551
223.044
14.1%
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